Former Olympian David hearn indicted for allegedly vandalising reflecting pool
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A former US Olympian has been charged with vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after authorities say he was seen reaching into the water after renovations to the pool.
President Donald Trump blamed vandals for the peeling of newly applied coating on the bottom of the attraction in Washington, DC.
David "Davey" Hearn, 67, a three-time Olympic canoeist, previously told the BBC he did not do anything wrong, but was detained by the pool's edge as he was finishing a long bike ride.
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A former US Olympian has been charged with vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after authorities say he was seen reaching into the water after renovations to the pool.
President Donald Trump blamed vandals for the peeling of newly applied coating on the bottom of the attraction in Washington, DC.
David "Davey" Hearn, 67, a three-time Olympic canoeist, previously told the BBC he did not do anything wrong, but was detained by the pool's edge as he was finishing a long bike ride.